CVE-2000-0940

Directory traversal vulnerability in Metertek pagelog.cgi allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack on the "name" or "display" parameter.

CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0422.html	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1864	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5451
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0422.html	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1864	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5451

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:metertek:pagelog.cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Sep 2026, 10:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en Metertek pagelog.cgi permite a atacantes remotos leer archivos arbitrarios mediante un ataque '..' (punto punto) en el parámetro 'name' o 'display'.

Information

Published : 2000-12-19 05:00

Updated : 2026-09-23 10:10

NVD link : CVE-2000-0940

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0940

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2000-0940

JSON object : View

Products Affected

metertek

pagelog.cgi

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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